Game of Thrones

Name: Game of Thrones
Brand: Stern Pinball Inc.
Rating: 90.4 (9 reviews)

Updated October 2026

Stern Pinball Inc.2015|Pinside IPDB

90/100

Fun Score

Ratings

253

On Location

Peak Hype

Ranked #43 of all time · ranking score 79.3 · See the list

2 plays

Game Info

Battle rival houses in a quest to win the Game of Thrones. Based on the HBO series.

Game type: Solid State

Display type: DMD

Players: 4

MPU: Stern SPIKE System

Tags:2010s,Licensed,Medieval,Solid State,HBO,TV Show,Fantasy

Editions

Edition	Year	MSRP	Model
Pro Pinside	2015	$5,995	PINBALL I-00G4 * GAME OF THRONE
LE Pinside	2015	$8,795	PINBALL I-00G5 * GAME OF THRN LE
Premium Pinside	2015	$7,595	PINBALL I-00G6 * GAME OF THRN PM

Game Info

Design Team

Design: Steve Ritchie
Art: Greg Freres, Dave Link, Bob Stevlic
Software: Dwight Sullivan, Waison Cheng, Tanio Klyce, Mike Kyzivat, Corey Stup, Lonnie D. Ropp, Jack Benson
Mechanics: Robert Blakeman, John Rotharmel, Tom Kopera, Mike Redoble
Animation: Zac Stark, Chuck Ernst, Danai Kittivathana, Mark Galvez, Tom Kyzivat, Alex Borre, Kevin James
Music: Brian Schmidt
Sound: Ron Ivan Staley, Jon Hey, Ken Hale, Jerry Thompson

Design Team

How to Play

Kineticist tutorial

Choose Your House: How to Play Stern's Game of Thrones Pinball

Learn how to play Stern's Game of Thrones Pinball machine with this detailed yet approachable guide.

Read our full tutorial

Prefer a rulesheet?Pinball Rule Sheets (opens in a new tab)

Keys to the Game

Game of Thrones features two types of scoring multipliers:
- Playfield multipliers are started by repeatedly hitting the Battering Ram. Playfield X can be increased up to 3X, 4X with one sword (lit by completing modes), or 5X with two swords.
- Combo multipliers are lit by making shots as combos. In a three-way combo to three unique shots, the second shot will be doubled, and the third will be tripled. Combo multiplier maxes out at 5X.
- What constitutes a “combo” and what doesn’t can be very obtuse. Broadly speaking, if a shot is flashing red, it’s lit for a combo. You can see the current combo multiplier on the display for each shot.
- The two multipliers multiply each other. A 3X combo with 3X playfield will be worth 9X.
Most huge scores on Game of Thrones are usually composed of one or two monster jackpots, instead of a multitude of smaller ones. It’s very hard to reach a billion if you don’t score one or two jackpots worth several hundred million.
At the start of the game, you get to choose your house. The easiest house (and one of the best) is Martell, which lets you press the Action button once per ball to add-a-ball during a multiball. (Press the button as you’re about to drain out of multiball to keep the multiball alive!)
Blackwater is the game’s main multiball. Locks are lit at the green targets on the right and collected at the center ramp. During Blackwater, collecting all green jackpots lights a timed frenzy of Super Jackpots which can be collected on repeated hits to the Battering Ram.
There are seven houses, each with their own affiliated shot and mode. Shooting a shot enough times during single-ball play will light that house’s mode. When mode start is lit (“Choose Your Battle”), you can shoot the center ramp to start one or two modes of your choosing.
- You should always try and start two modes if you can help it. While knowing what modes stack well with one another is very useful, the general idea of “pick two modes when you can” will often suffice.
- You can pass instead (as you should, if two modes aren’t lit), but you’ll have to light a mode before Choose Your Battle will light again.
Some other things to be aware of so you’re not confused:
- Wall Multiball is available after hitting the top lanes (Pro) or Dragon (Premium/LE)
- Winter is Coming sucks and can be completely ignored
- Beating four houses lights a mini-wizard mode called Hand of the King - when you’ve beaten three houses, drop everything to beat the fourth

Video tutorial

How to Play

Where to Play

On the floor at 253 locations · 178 in our directory

Pinball Hall of FameLas Vegas, NV Next Level Pinball MuseumHillsboro, OR Game GalaxySmyrna, TN The Pinball PalaceBrunswick, GA Wizard's WorldFort Wayne, IN

See all 178 in our directory

Where to Play

Documentation

Game Of Thrones (Pro)

LE/Premium Service and Operation Manual (Sept 2018)pdf7.6 MB
Later of the two editions for these models
Pro Service and Operation Manual (Sept 2015)pdf6.8 MB
Pinouts and schematics for the base model
1 download
Pro Basic Strategy GuideInstruction Cardpdf20.8 MB
House selection, Iron Bank and multiballs explained
1 download

Game of Thrones (LE)

LE/Premium Service and Operation Manual (Nov 2015)pdf9.0 MB
Earlier of the two editions for these models
1 download
Model Comparison Chart (Pro, Premium, Limited Edition)pdf77 KB
Check marks across attractions, lighting and art

View 2 more

Game of Thrones (LE)

Optional Factory Accessoriespdf54.5 MB
Topper, shooter knobs, side armor and art blades
Personnel Credits (Email, All Models)pdf80 KB
Roles from design and art to beta testers
6 downloads

Documentation

Mods & Toppers

PINBLASTER for Stern SPIKE 1 & 2

Mod$199.95

Mods & Toppers

Takes

No takes yet. Be the first.

Community Photos

Flyers & Promo Media

Featured Videos

Making of Game of Thrones Pinball - From Stern Pinball

Articles

Choose Your House: How to Play Stern's Game of Thrones Pinball

Learn how to play Stern's Game of Thrones Pinball machine with this detailed yet approachable guide.

Sep 5, 2023

Mentioned in

Pinball Shenanigans3mo ago

The Grasley Garage! RARE EM Vampire, Game of Thrones with 60k plays & Stern Stargazer!

Stern Pinball Inc.Manufacturer10y ago

Making of Game of Thrones Pinball - From Stern Pinball

Stern Pinball Inc.Manufacturer10y ago

Game of Thrones Launch Party @ Pinball Expo 2015 - Stern Pinball

Mentioned in

More From This Manufacturer

Game of Thrones features two types of scoring multipliers:
- Playfield multipliers are started by repeatedly hitting the Battering Ram. Playfield X can be increased up to 3X, 4X with one sword (lit by completing modes), or 5X with two swords.
- Combo multipliers are lit by making shots as combos. In a three-way combo to three unique shots, the second shot will be doubled, and the third will be tripled. Combo multiplier maxes out at 5X.
- What constitutes a “combo” and what doesn’t can be very obtuse. Broadly speaking, if a shot is flashing red, it’s lit for a combo. You can see the current combo multiplier on the display for each shot.
- The two multipliers multiply each other. A 3X combo with 3X playfield will be worth 9X.
Most huge scores on Game of Thrones are usually composed of one or two monster jackpots, instead of a multitude of smaller ones. It’s very hard to reach a billion if you don’t score one or two jackpots worth several hundred million.
At the start of the game, you get to choose your house. The easiest house (and one of the best) is Martell, which lets you press the Action button once per ball to add-a-ball during a multiball. (Press the button as you’re about to drain out of multiball to keep the multiball alive!)
Blackwater is the game’s main multiball. Locks are lit at the green targets on the right and collected at the center ramp. During Blackwater, collecting all green jackpots lights a timed frenzy of Super Jackpots which can be collected on repeated hits to the Battering Ram.
There are seven houses, each with their own affiliated shot and mode. Shooting a shot enough times during single-ball play will light that house’s mode. When mode start is lit (“Choose Your Battle”), you can shoot the center ramp to start one or two modes of your choosing.
- You should always try and start two modes if you can help it. While knowing what modes stack well with one another is very useful, the general idea of “pick two modes when you can” will often suffice.
- You can pass instead (as you should, if two modes aren’t lit), but you’ll have to light a mode before Choose Your Battle will light again.
Some other things to be aware of so you’re not confused:
- Wall Multiball is available after hitting the top lanes (Pro) or Dragon (Premium/LE)
- Winter is Coming sucks and can be completely ignored
- Beating four houses lights a mini-wizard mode called Hand of the King - when you’ve beaten three houses, drop everything to beat the fourth

Game of Thrones